Why do Olympians bite their medals? | Burning Questions

You’re probably used to seeing athletes ‘bite’ their Gold Medals on the podium, but have you ever wondered why they do this?Part science, part trivia, this show uses advanced analytics to answer all those questions that you always had, but were afraid to ask! bit.do/QuestionsENSubscribe to the official Olympic channel here: bit.ly/1dn6AV5Visit the Olympic Channel, where the Games never end: www.olympicchannel.com

Actually they bite the gold medal because in 1848 before the gold rush started, James Marshell was building a sawmill for, John Sutter, he found something the size of a pea and was colored yellow. He but it and it was gold. SO LEARN YOUR FACTS RANDOM TVclipR THAT WAS IN MY RECCOMENDED

alright these are awfully long explanations and random facts to answer one simple question....for those of u don't want to watch him rambling all those nonsense, According to the video, the answer is "they bite the gold coin to make sure it is real, just like in the old days". You're welcome!

This guy doesn’t make sense. So gold would be mixed with other metals to be made harder. As we all know gold is one of the softest metals on earth. So he says a merchant would test the authenticity of a coin by biting it. If there were teeth marks that would verify it of being an alloy and not gold? That doesn’t make sense. If anything that would authenticate the question of the metal being gold